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UNITE STATES PATENT FFICE.

UBALDO DI MARCO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO JULIUS BRAUNSTEIN AND ABRAHAM KRESSIN, OF SAME PLACE.

vENDlNe-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,704, dated May 7, 1901.

Application filed May 3, 1900. Serial No. 15,356. (No model.)

T @u 107107774 may @0n/097%: compartment E', provided in astationary ver- Be it known that I, UBALDO DI MARCO, a tical partition E. The measuring-compartsubject of the King of Italy, and a resident of ment, like the chute D, is preferably inclined the city of New York,borough of Bronx,in the forwardly, as shown in Fig. 7. Adjacent to 55 county and State of New York, have inventthelowerend of each measuring-compartment ed certain new and useful Improvements in E' is located the upper end ofa chute F, in- Vending-Machines, of which the following is clined transversely, both chutes F leading to a full, clear, and exact description. a centrally-located receptacle G,which is per- My invention relates to coin-controlled manently open, so that the goods conveyed 6o 1o vending-machines, and has for its object to into the same may be taken out by the purprovide a device for the sale of two kinds or chaser. grades of goodsin which there is employed At the front and rear faces of the partition but a single handle, by the rotation of which y E, adjacent to each measuring-compartment to the left or to the right the machine will be E', are arranged cut-off slides H H', the two 65 made to deliverone or the other kind of goods. slides of the same side being operatively con- The invention will be fully described herenected by a pin or bar H2, which works in a inafter and the features of novelty pointed slot E2 of the partition E. The slides H H' out in the appended claims. project to different heights, as shown in Fig.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying 7, so that while one clears the opening of the 7o 2o drawings, forming a part of this specification, compartment E the other closes the other in which similar characters of reference indiend of said compartment-that is, when the cate corresponding parts in all the figures. measuring-compartment is open at its upper Figure l is a perspective view of the comor receiving end it will be closed at its lower plete machine. Fig. 2 is a central sectional or discharge end, and vice versa. The slides 75 elevation thereof on the line 2 2 of Fig.. 5. H H' move in vertical guides I, provided upon Fig. 3 is a rear view of the machine with the the front and rear faces of the partition E. back door open. Fig. 4 is a sectional eleva- The slides are normally held in a lowermost tion on the lineitllof Fig. 2. Fig. 5 isa horiposition by springs J J', secured to the parzontal section o n the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. tition E and engaging projecting pins K K 8o 3o 6 is a broken sectional elevation on the line on the slides H H', respectively. It will be I 6 6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a partial sectional obvious that one set of springs will do, since elevation on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is the slides H H' are connected. The rear slides a sectional elevation on the line 8 8 of Fig. 10, H are provided with curved flanges or proshowing the coin-chute and the mechanism jections H3, Fig. 3, engaged by pins L' upon 85 connected therewith. Fig. 9 is a sectional a cross-bar L, secured rigidly to a shaft M,

elevation on the line 9 9 of Fig. l0 with the journaled in the partition Eandalsoin brackstationary coin-guides removed, and Fig. 10 ets N N', Fig. 2. is a section on the line l0 l0 in Fig. 8. The front portion M' of the shaft M is tu- The machine comprises a casing A, which bular to receive the rear end of the operating- 9o 4o in its upper part is preferably provided with shaft O,provided exteriorly of the casing with transparent panes or Windows A', so that the a handle or crank P, adapted to be turned by goods (candy) contained in the machine may the operator. A pin or screw M2, secured to. be visible. Vertical partitions A2, which dithe tubular portion M' and engaging an anvergefrom the front pane rearwardly,(see Fig. nular groove O' of the operating-shaft, pre- 95 5,)divide the upper half of the casinginto two vents a withdrawal of the latter, but norcompartments B B', having for a bottom the mally allows it to rotate independently of the central partition A2, which may be horizonshaft M. tal, as shown in Figs. 4 and 7, or inclined The operating-shaft has rigidly secured rearwardly toward the discharge-openings C, upon it, as by engagement with asquared porroo 5o which openings lead to chutes D. The lower tion O2, a disk Q, having a groove Q' at its end of each chute registers witha measuringperiphery. At that portion of the periphery which is uppermost in the normal position (with the crank P down, as in Figs.'l and 10) the disk Q has a chamber or recess Q2, iu which is movably mounted a slide R, having a concaved seat at its outer end to receive a coin. The slide R is pressed radially outward by a spring S, secured to a bracket S' on the front face of the disk Q and engaging a pin R', projecting from the slide R through a radial slot Q3 in said disk. On its rear face the slide R has another projection R2, working in a radial slot Q4 of the disk Q. This projection R2 is normally-that is, when in its outerposition-at such a distance from the center that when the disk is turned the projection R2 will clear the flange M3, secured to the inner end of the tubular shaft portion M. When, however, the slide R is pushed inward, as in Fig. 8, the projection R2 will be in a position to engage one or the other of the stops or shoulders M4, formed upon the flange M3. In registry with the upper portion of the grooved disk Q is arranged the lower end of a coin-chute X, preferably removable from the casing A and having its discharge portion X so formed that coins exceeding a prescribed thickness or diameter will fail to pass through said chute. Laterally of the chute are located two stationary guide-plates T, having curved grooves T',located in the same plane with the groove Q of the disk Q. These plates extend only around a portion of the disk, leaving the bottom thereof free, so that the coin can'drop into the coin-receptacle U, Fig. 2. Adoor V, which is normally locked, closes the back of the casing A and affords access to the mechanism when required.

Thel operation is as follows: The springs J J' normally hold the cut-off slides H H in the position shown in Fig. 7. The goods (candy) will therefore pass from the compartments B B' to the chutes D and will fill the measuring-compartments E', the front slides H preventing such goods from reaching the receptacle G. The machine cannot be operated by turning the crank P unless a coin is previously inserted, for as long as uo coin is insertedA the slide R will be in an outer position, and the projection R2 will clear the shoulders M4, so that the shaft O may be turned around indefinitely without actuating the mechanism. When a coin is introduced into the chute X, it drops upon the slide R and becomes seated upon the concave outer surface of the slide. The weight of the coin might be sufficient to move the slide inward to cause the projection R2 to engage the shoulder M4 when the shaft O is rotated; but to secure an absolutely certain operation I have provided -the guide-plates T. As the crank Pis turned, for instance, to the left, as indicated in Fig, the coin W will be pressed inward by the engagement of its periphery with the guideplate T, which, as shown, gradually comes nearer to the periphery of the disk Q. Therefore when about a quarter of a turn has been given to the crank P the projection R2 will the opening at the front of said measuringcompartment, so as to allow the contents thereof to escape through the chute or channel F into the receptacle G, whence the purchaser may take the goods. During this operation the coin W is carried beyond the lower end of the guide-plate T and drops into the receptacle U, the outward movement of the slide R (under the influence of the spring S) being temporarily prevented by the frictional engagement of the projection R2 with the shoulder M4. When the slides H H reach the limit of their upward travel, the shaft cannot be turned any farther, thus preventing another delivery of goods without the insertion of another coin, for as soon as the shaft O is turned back the pressure holding the pin R2 in its inner position is relaxed and the slide moves outward until it clears the flange Mi, whereupon the springs J J' will return the slides H H, and with them the bar L and shaft M, to their normal positions. Should a defective coin be thrown into the machine and fail to pass the coin-chute X, it will remain there as evidence against any claim set up by a complaining customer. It will be understood that in practice the compartments B B will be filled with different kinds of goods, such as candy, and it will be obvious that the purchaser can by turning the handle P in one direction or the other secure goods of either kind, as desired; but he will not be able to alter his choice when the operation of the slides H H has begun, since at that time the coin W will have been discharged from the disk Q. A

Variousmodifications may be made without departing from the nature of my invention as long as they remain within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a coin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines, the combination with a discharge device, of a shaft formed of two sections capable of moving one upon the other, a coin-controlled coupling device for the shaft-sections, means for operating the discharge device from one of the shaft-sections when the said sections are coupled, and means for returning the said shaft-section from the discharge device to its normal position,when the shaft-sections are uncoupled, as set forth. 2. In a coin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines, the combination with discharge IOO IIO

devices, of a shaft formed of two sections capable of moving one upon the other, a coincontrolled coupling device for the shaft-sections, means whereby the discharge devices are alternately operated, from one of the shaft-sections, when the said sections are coupled, and means for returning the said shaft-section from the discharge devices to its normal position, when the shaft-sections are uncoupled, as set forth.

3. In a coin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines, the combination with a springpressed discharge device, of a shaft formed of two sections capable of turning one upon the other, a coin-controlled coupling device for the shaft-sections, and a connection between the inner shaft-section and the discharge device to move it in one direction against the action of its spring, when the said sections are coupled, whereby the said inner shaft-section when the sections are uncoupled, will be returned to its normal position by the discharge device, as set forth.

4. In a coin-controlled mechanism for vending machines, the combination with two spring-pressed discharge-slides, of a shaft formed of two sections capable of turning one upon the other, a coin-controlled coupling device for the shaft-sections, and a cross-bar on the inner shaft-section and adapted to altern ate] y engage projections on lthe dischargeslides, whereby provision is made for alternately operating the discharge devices when the shaft-sections are coupled and returning the inner shaft-section to its normal position when said sections are nncoupled, as set forth.

5. In a coin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines, the combination of the actuating-shaft made in two alined sections normally capable of relative movement, operated mechanism connected with one of said sections, and a coupling device for compelling said shaft-sections to move in unison, said coupling device consisting of a face or shoulderen one shaft-section, and a coin-controlled part inovably mounted on the other section and arranged to engage said shoulder.

6. In acoin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines, the combination of the shaft made in two alined sections normally capable of turning one relatively to the other, operated mechanism connected with one of said sections, and a coupling device for compelling said sections to turn in unison, said coup- -ling device consisting of a face or shoulder on one shaft-section, and a coin-slide mounted to move in and out on the other section and provided with a projection adapted to engage said shoulder.

7. In a coin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines, the combination of the shaft made in two alined sections normally capable of turning one relatively to the other, operated mechanism connected with one of said "sections, and a coupling device for compelling said sections to turn in unison, said coupling device consisting of a face or shoulder on one shaft-section, a spring-pressed coin-slide .mounted to move in and out on the other section and provided with a projection adapted to engage said shoulder, and a stationary guide-plate arranged adjacent. to the path of the coin to force the coin-slide inward.

8. In a coin-controlled mechanism for vending-machines, the combination with a shaft formed of two alined sect-ions, capable of turningone on the other, one section of the shaft ried by the otherscction of the shaft, and a spring-pressed coin-slide mounted in the disk and provided with a projection, said projection when the slide is depressed by the coin extending into the path of the said shoulder.

9. Inacoin-controlled mechanism for vendingmachines, the combination with a casing provided with a coin-chute, and with -a grooved guide on its inner surface, of a shaft formed of two alined sections capable ofxturning one upon the other, the inner section being provided with a shoulder, a disk mounted on the outer section, and a spring-pressed coin-slide mounted in the disk and provided with a projection which when the slide is depressed by a coin extends into the path of the said shoulder.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

UBALDO DI MARCO..

Witnesses:

Vitro Russo, JOHN LorkA.

being provided with a shoulder, of a disk car- 

